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AMUSEMENTS "THE FINEST WESTERN IN 25 YEARS." —N.Z. “Herald.” 28/3/59 “THE BIG COUNTRY" WINS SPECIAL AWARD OF MERIT RECOMMENDING IT AS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. ■ —“Parent Magazine." PLEASE SEE SPECIAL TIMES OF SCREENING THE FOLLOWING MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME AT FOOT OF THIS ADVERT. . . . MAJESTIC || The Show Place of Christchurch. Direction: Kerndge-Odeon ’Phone 62-038-39 Reserve at Theatre 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. BlGcast BIG .•••«. story BlGpicture They Won’t Come Any Bigger! United Artists present in Technirama Technicolor “THE “THE BIG BIG “COUNTRY” “COUNTRY” (Y) Starring Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Academy Award Winner, 1959. Best Supporting Actor in “THE BIG COUNTRY.” Charles Bickford Man, Woman, Teenager or Child will want to enjoy this It’s bold . . . beautiful . . . gigantic . . Tills every moment with explosive drama, suspense. excitement, humour and deadly action; A SPECTACULAR STORY OF THE OLD WEST IN AWE INSPIRING COLOUR. It’s BIG Entertainment 1 IMPORTANT Owing to the length of “The Big Country” the sessions will be as follows— TODAY: 10.15, 1.15, 4.30, 7.45. SATURDAY 1.15, 4.30, 7.45. MON. TO THURS. 10.15, 1.15, 7.45 Nightly at 7.45 p.m. METRO THEATRE Colombo Street. Sydenham. ’Phone 88-600.

MATINEE 1.30 p.m. TOMORROW 7.15 p.m. TONIGHT 7.15 p.m. t Rodger’s and Haminerstein’s 1 Magical Musical • FILMED IN CINEMASCOPE 55 J AND DE LUXE COLOUR ' “CAROUSEL” “CAROUSEL” “CAROUSEL” Gordon MacREA Shirlev JONES Cameron MITCHELL “G” Certificate And On The Same Programme Exciting Adventure with Matt Clark Railroad Detective. “BILLY THE KID” (G) Certificate INDEPENDENT CINEMAS NEW BRIGHTON - boxy" 7.45 p.m. “Angela” (Y) (Dennis O’Keefe). “The Reluctant Bride’’ (G) (Virginia Bruce). SUMNER —“HOLLYWOOD7.30 p.m. “The Two Mrs Carrolls’’ (Y) (Humphrey Bogart). “The Body Disappears” <Y) (Jane Wyman). LYTTELTON —“HARBOUR LIGHT” 7.30- p.m. "The Tall Men” (G) (Clark Gable, Jane Russell). RICCARTON—" REX " 7.30 p.m. “The Robe” (Y) (Richard Burton—Jean Simmons). “Coronation Pope John” (G). KAIAPOI- ''bialto7.45 p.m. “The Lady Takes a Flyer” (G) (Lana Turner). “The Time of His Life” (G) (Richard Hearne). RANGIORA - regent” 7.45 p.m. "Badlands Of Montana” (G) (Rex Reason). “Secret Venture” (G) (Kent Taylor). RAKAIA PICTURES 8 p.m. "Smiley” (v>) (Ralph Richardson—John McCallum). SHIPPING AND AIR SERVICES" UNION STEAM SHIP CO. OF NEW ZEALAND, LTD., 168 Hereford street. ’Phone 76-290. CARGO SERVICES: WELLINGTON FROM LYTTELTON: Steamer Express Daily. AUCKLAND AND TAURANGA: Kaimai—May 14. MELBOURNE VIA WELLINGTON AND BLUFF: •Waimea—May 11. SYDNEY VIA TIMARU, DUNEDIN, BLUFF: Kaitoke—May 12. SUVA, LAUTOKA, APIA, VIA WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND: Tarawera—June 2. RAROTONGA, VANCOUVER, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, VIA DUNEDIN AND AUCKLAND. Waitemata—Mid May. FREQUENT CARGO SERVICES: Coastwise between New Zealand ports and to and from Australia, South Sea Islands, India, Ceylon, Malaya, Indonesia, and West Coast of Canada and U.S.A. PASSENGER SERVICES SYDNEY with through bookings to other Australian points: . Monowai—from Auckland, May 22, July 17. July 31. Mcnowai—From Wellington. May 8, Aug 14. Sept. 25. WELLINGTON FROM LYTTELTON: Hinemoa—Mon.. Wed. Fri.. 7.10 p.m. train. Maori—Tues., Thurs., Sat.. 7.10 p.m. train. WELLINGTON FROM PICTON: I Tamahine—Tues., Thurs., 2.15 p.m.; Fri., 10 p.m. FIJI, TONGA, NIUE, SAMOA: Tofua—From Auckland. May 19. AUCKLAND via WELLINGTON: Matua—From Lyttelton, May 26. i Taking passengers for Auckland. OVERSEAS STEAMER SERVICES: Bookings arranged for travel to Europe via Suez, Panama. South Africa, Canada or U.S.A. , AIR SERVICES: Booking Agents for all Airlines within New Zealand and Overseas. i For further particulars apply:— UNION STEAM SHIP CO.. OF N Z.. LTD D Other Shipping Notices On Page 22 , ADVICE Free on Ailments of Dogs and Cats. Iggo’s (Chemists), Ltd., 'ilos Cashel street. 2010

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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28889, 8 May 1959, Page 1

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